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by Ippolito Mele

Il pescatore di coralli
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Addio, Lucia, m'appellano,
Il vento già compare,
Abbiam salpata l'ancora,
La luna è in mezzo al mare.
Mi sento il cor dividere,
Partendomi da te
Speranza mia, non piangere,
È il marinar fedele,
Vedrai tornar dall'Africa
Tra un anno queste vele;
E all'ara della Vergine
Allor... sarai con me.
Quest'è l'anel che diedemi
La mamma mia morendo;
Se più non riedo, serbalo,
Lo bacerai piangendo.
Ma se ritorno, splendido,
Ricco monile avrai...
Coralli e perle candide
Ch'io stesso ti pescai,
Pensando a te, mia vergine
È il marinar fedele,
Vedrai tornar dall'Africa
Tra un anno queste vele;
E all'ara della Vergine...
Allor sarai con me.
Addio, Lucia, m'appellano,
Il vento già compare,
Abbiam salpata l'ancora,
La luna è in mezzo al mare.

Text Authorship:

  • by Ippolito Mele  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "Il pescatore di coralli", published 1879. [voice and piano] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this page: Hayden Muhl

This text was added to the website: 2011-05-01
Line count: 30
Word count: 122

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